by Anne Ohlrich | May 4, 2020 | IAC In The News
By Aimee Chiavaroli — Posted Apr 27, 2020 at 6:50 PM $15K grant from Sen. Mark Montigny’s Children’s Equality and Empowerment Fund will allow remote learning NEW BEDFORD — Helena DaSilva Hughes, executive director of the Immigrants’ Assistance Center, remembers...
by Anne Ohlrich | May 4, 2020 | IAC In The News, Uncategorized
By Lurdes C. da Silva / O Jornal editor — Posted Apr 16, 2020 at 3:43 PM NEW BEDFORD – The lack of technology at home has been a big challenge for some local immigrant families with school aged children, says Helena Hughes, the executive director of the...
by Kelly Pelissier | Mar 17, 2020 | IAC In The News
At the Immigrants’ Assistance Center (IAC), the health and safety of clients, volunteers, staff and the wider community has always been our top priority. To that end, we have made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend in-person services, which we will resume...
by Anne Ohlrich | Aug 30, 2019 | IAC In The News, Uncategorized
By Lurdes C. da Silva / O Jornal / Posted Aug 16, 2019 at 3:26 PM The Immigrants’ Assistance Center will soon be moving to a larger and more efficient space to help its continued growth, announced its executive director at the center’s summer fundraiser held Aug. 8 at...
by Ana DeMelo | May 3, 2019 | IAC In The News
NEW BEDFORD — With an increasing number of clients, the Immigrants’ Assistance Center is hoping to expand inside the building that it shares with the Casa da Saudade Library in the South End. “In order for us to meet the needs, we need to expand,” Executive Director...
by Liam Zaczkowski | Apr 23, 2019 | IAC In The News, Uncategorized
HERALD NEWS/O JORNAL: NEW BEDFORD — The Immigrants’ Assistance Center is rebranding itself with the main goal of “Empowering immigrants for citizenship and workforce readiness.” The center unveiled its new brand identity at the organization’s annual Spring Fundraiser...
